Seahawks’ Percy Harvin activated, could debut against old team

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The Seattle Seahawks on Monday activated wide receiver Percy Harvin from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, paving the way for his potential Seahawks debut this coming Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings at CenturyLink Field.

Seahawks receiver Percy Harvin makes a catch during his first day at practice Oct. 22 at the VMAC in Renton. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)

Under NFL rules, the team had to activate Harvin this week or else lose him for the entire season. After his hip surgery Aug. 1, Harvin was placed on Seattle’s PUP with a designation to return; under that policy, teams have three weeks to activate a player once he starts practicing, and Harvin started practicing with the Seahawks three weeks ago on Oct. 21.

Harvin, 25, could be ready to at least play limited snaps Sunday against Minnesota, where he spent the first four years of his NFL career. Seattle acquired him in March in a blockbuster offseason trade that sent multiple draft picks to the Vikings, including the Seahawks’ first-round selection in the 2013 lottery.

But since practicing on a limited basis in the week leading up to Seattle’s Oct. 28 game at St. Louis, Harvin has been merely doing rehab work at Seahawks headquarters in Renton. It could take Harvin a while to get back up to speed; he hasn’t played since Nov. 4, 2012, when he suffered an ankle injury against the Seahawks in his Vikings’ 30-20 loss in Seattle.

If Harvin doesn’t play Sunday, Seahawks fans will have to wait through the team’s Week 12 bye for his debut. The following game would be Seattle’s “Monday Night Football” standoff with the New Orleans Saints on Dec. 2 at the CLink.

To make room on the roster for Harvin, the Seahawks on Monday released defensive tackle Michael Brooks. Brooks was just signed from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday, when the team released receiver Bryan Walters.

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